Tisbury Meadow Preserve

Ripleys Field Preserve–Sailors Burying Ground Road, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Ripleys Field Preserve–Sailors Burying Ground Road, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Tisbury Meadow Preserve near Oklahoma Heights, MA. The route reaches Ripleys Field Preserve at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 148 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sailors Burying Ground Road 41.44400, -70.61251
Nearest town Oklahoma Heights, MA

Directions

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Ripleys Field Preserve–Sailors Burying Ground Road, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 33–147 ft

Out & Back · Tisbury Meadow Preserve

Trailhead: Sailors Burying Ground Road · 41.44400, -70.61251

Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 61% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Tisbury Park-and-Ride Lot stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sailors Burying Ground Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Loop, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach Ripleys Field Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading W.
  16. 350 ftBear left onto Woods Loop, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 450 ftTurn left onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Sailors Burying Ground Road, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

51% dirt15% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 78°F72°
Precip61%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 18% rain3 AM: 27% rain4 AM: 38% rain5 AM: 24% rain6 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 20% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 40% rain2 PM: 35% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 84°64°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 89°71°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 90°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tisbury Park-and-Ride Lot stop 162 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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